Urea derivatives

ABSTRACT

THE INVENTION CONCERNS NEW UREA DERIVAATIVES OF THE FORMULA:   (R-OOC-PH-NH-CO-NH-)NAPHTHALENE   WHEREIN PH DENOTES THE ORTHO-, META- OR PARA PHENYLENE RING AND R DENOTES THE 2-ETHYLHEXYL- 2-BUTYLOCTYL-, 2-HEXYLDECYL-, 2-OCTYLDODECYL-, 2-DECYLTETRADECYL-, 2-DODECYLCETYL-, D2-ISOHEXYL-ISODECYL-, 2-ISOHEPTYL-ISOUNDECYL-ISOOCTYL-, ISONONYL OR BUTOXYETHYKEBYL GROUP WHICH ARE PARTICULAR EFFECTIVE AS SUNSCREENS.

March 26, 1974 HOPPE 3,799,969

UREA DERIVATIVES Filed Sept. 1, 1971 I l I l 2440 2600 p700 MKZfA/T/V A (4) l l l o N Q Q #00 HUPPf INVENTOR 3,799,969 UREA DERIVATIVES Ildo .Hoppe, Hamburg, Germany, assignor to Beiersdorf If Aktiengesellschaft Filed Sept. 1, 1971, Ser. No. 177,085 7 Int. Cl. C07c 127/16 US. Cl. 260-471 R 1 Claim ABSTRACT on THE DISCLOSURE .The invention concerns new urea derivatives of the .formula:

0 i Ph-ii-OR 1'1 1'1 wherein ,i, Ph dgnotes the ortho-, metaor para phenylene ring R denotes the 2-ethylhexyl-, 2-butyloctyl-, 2-hexyldecyl-, 2voc"tyldodecyl-, 2-decyltetradecyl-, Z-dodecyl- "cetyl-, 2'-i'sohexyl-isodecyl-, 2-isoheptyl-isoundecyl-,

I isoocty1-, -isononylor butoxyethylenyl group which are-particular etfective as sunscreens.

It is known that short-wave UV radiation in the range of about 2800.t0 3200 A. with a maximum of 2970 A. da'r'nageshuman skin through erythema formation, while the longer-wave radiation only tans but does not burn. Agoodsunscreen substance should, besides an absorption at 2970 A. and an absorption rapidly dijminishing in the direction of the longer-wave range, have There have already been described means to filter out r'ays*that are based on p,p-di-(carboxyphenyl)-ureas.

United States Patent Ice wherein Ph denotes the ortho-, metaor para-phenylene ring and R denotes the 2-ethy1hexyl-, 2-butyl0ctyl-, 2-hexy1decyl-, 2-octyldodecyl-, 2-decyltetradecyl-, 2-dodecylcetyl-, 2 isohexyl-isodecyl-, 2 isoheptyl-isoundecyl-, isooctyl-, isononylor butoxyethylenylgroup preferably constitute sunscreens which absorb in the optimal range (cf. Table 4 and figure) and are highly compatible.

A further, quite important advantage is the special skin atfinity of these substances. Wash-off tests that are described inthe following tests demonstratethe excellent adhesion properties of the substances, prepared according "to the inventionjto the skin and at the same time prove their superiority over diverse conventional sunscreens.

The tests were made on fresh, carefully depilated skin of a pig which in its makeup comes closest to human skin. On a 5 x 15 cm., 0.7 cm. thick skin the substances were applied in amounts of 1 x 10- mol., dissolved in 2 ml. ethanol or paraflin oil (3 Engler at C.). The said amounts were the same as that normally used with a sunscreen. Following that, the skin surface .was washed with 100 1. water (13 C.)/h0ur and the amount of the particular substance remaining 'on the skin 'was,"deter'-' mined by methanol extraction by extinction measurements against corresponding blank tests. The ni'easur'ements showed, as seen from Tables 1 through 3, that even after five hours of continuous washing there still remained'on' the skin sufiicient amounts in naphthyl ureas according to the invention to give adequate protection, while the known and customary reference sunscreens p-methoxy cinnamic acid-Z-ethylhexyl ester, dipropylene-glycol. salicylic. ester, p-aminobenzoic acid and p-aminoben zoic acid-Z -ethylhexyl ester were washed off after a short time .almost completely.

TABLE 1 Washing time, 100 1. water (13 0.) per hour:

0 hours (percent) 100 100 00 100 100 86 84 27 25 41 45 74 73' 10 14 20 28 64 62 8 9 12 I 20 56' 7 6 9 15 51 49 6 5 6 i3 47 46 5 4 5 12 Half-value pen'od oi affinity I (hours) 5 5 0. 3 0. 4 0. 7 0. 8

glycol salicylic ester (under addition of some isopropyl myristate).

TABLE 2 Decrease of extinction Substance IV Substance V 2,970 A. 3,070 A. 2,970 A. 3,070 A.

Washing time, 100 I. water 13 0.) per hour. 2 hours ercent) 100 100 100 100 0.5 hour percent.-- 93 91 10 21 1 hour (percent).- 88 8-1 1 0 2 hours (percent)- 81 77 0 0 3 hours (percent)- 76 73 0 0 4 hours (percent).. 74 70 0 0 5 hours (percent). 71 67 0 0 6 hours (percent) 68 65 0 0 Ca. 10 hours (percent) 50 50 0 0 Half-value erlod of affinit 1 (hours)...? 10. 0 10. 0 0. 125 0. 175

N0rE.Substance IV=N-l-naphthyl-N-p-phenylene-earbo-2'ethylhexyloxy-urea; Substance V=p-A1ninobenzoic acid.

The substances being dissolved each time in ethanol. In ethanolic application form the Substance IV is superior to Substance V by 6670% relative to their skin affinity.

TABLE 3 Decrease of extinction Substance VI Substance VII 2,970 A. 3,000 A. 2,970 A. 3,070 A.

Washing time, 100 1. water (13 0.) per hour:

' No'rE.-Substa'nce VI=N-l-Naphthyl-Nf-m-phenylene-cerbo-2-decyltetradecyl-oxyuree; Substance VII=p-Aminobenzoic acid-Z-ethylhexyl ester.

The substances being dissolved each time in paraflin oil. In paraflin oil application from the Substance VI superior to the Substance VII by 438()% relative to their skin afiim'ty.

A further advantage of the urea derivatives according to the invention, especially those with beta-branched alcohol radicals, is that they gel homogeneously with mineral oils in concentrations of 0.2 to 20 percent by weight, preferably 0.4- to 5.0 percent by weight. According to the amount of naphthyl ureas added, gels having a sunscreen eifect can be produced in all desired flexibility stages between the values "very soft and very firm."

Into these gels other solvents, as well as perfumes, dyestuffs and the like can be worked, as for example isopropyl myristate, vegetable oils, fatty acid esters corresponding to the glandular fat of the rump of waterfowl, wool wax alcohols, polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights, poly-propylene glycols and other alcohols like ethanol, isopropanol, Z-ethyl-hexanol and others, especially alcohols obtainableby the Guerbet reaction (J. Amer. chem. Soc. 76, 52-56 (1954)).

. The gel-forming effect of the new substances can also be used for other purposes without utilizing the sunscreening properties. For example, in the thickening of cosmetic preparations or of diverse industr al oils.

Toxicologically, the compounds accordipg t o the in vention are harmless, as the following examination have shown:

LD on mice: 10,000 (mg/kg. body weight, perorally);

Toxicity threshold on mice: 10,000 (mg/kg. body weight, perorally); perorally there are no definite poisoning symptoms;

Draize test on rabbits: (compatibility on the mucus membrance of the eye): reactionless compatibility on conjunctivae, cornea and iris; no pathological changes;

Patch test on rabbits: (dermal compatibility): on the intact and scarified skin and on the growth of hairs no changes;

There are no general (systemic) incompatibility reactions.

The new urea derivatives are prepared according to known processes. I

Preferably, first the esters of the ortho-, meta or paraaminobenzoic acid are prepared by mixing tlfeacid with the three-fold excess of the respective alcohols, diluting with an inert organic solvent like benzene, toluene or xylol and, possibly under addition of one of the usual esterification catalysts, esterifying until the calculated amount of water has separated and the acid number of the mixture is smaller than 1. Following that, the isolated esters are reacted in dry solvents like benzene, toluene or xylol with the corresponding amount of alpha-napthylisocyanate with or without a catalyst (for example ,tin chloride, triethylene diamine, dibutyl tin di-laureate) and they are then obtained after purifying and isolating the N-1-naphthyl-N'-o (mand presp.)-phenylene-carboxyalkyl-ureas in yields of approximately 70%. v

The preparation of the compounds is explained in the following by way of example:

Dimerization of straight-chained alcohols to beta-position branched alcohols (so-called Guerbet reaction, (J. Amer. chem. Soc. 76, 52-56 1954)).

2-hexyldecanol-(1): In a 500 ml. four-necked flask with stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet tube and water separator with reflux condenser were added to one mo] n-octanol in a nitrogen current under stirring 0.175 mol potassium in small portions. After formation. of. the alcoholate, 1 g. finely-distributed nickel was introduced into the reaction mixture, the speed of agitation increased and heated to boiling until the calculated amount of water (9 ml.) had separated. The temperature then rose within 4 hours to 240 C. (In general, for this particular reaction temperatures of -290 C. are required it being preferable with the lower alcohols to carry out the reaction in the autoclave under a pressure of approximately 100- atm. abs.) After cooling to below 100", C., 150 m1. of water were added to the reaction mixture, the catalyst filtered off, the phases separated in a separating funnel, the alcohol layer washed with l0%-aqueous soda lye and the combined aqueous phases extracted with diethyl ether. After separation of the non-aqueous phases, drying over Na SO drawing off the ether and subsequent distillation in oil pump vacuum a colorless oil was obtained of a K :1l6 C. (yield: 77% of the theoretical).

Analogously, the other, beta-position branched alcohols were prepared.

Ethylene glycol mono-butyl ether was obtained by addition of equimolar quantities of ethylene oxide to n-buta- 1101 according to likewise known prescriptions.

Aminobenzoic esters o-Aminobenzoic acid-Z-hexyldecyl-(l)-ester.In a 21- four-necked flask with stirrer, contact thermometer and relay, nitrogen inlet tube and water separator with reflux condenser 242.5 g. (1 mol) 2-hexyldecan'ol-(l), 68.5 g. (0.5 mol) o'aminobenzoic acid and 1.5 g. of esterification contact in 140 ml. xylol were heated to boiling for 25 'hours under nitrogen. The reaction temperature rose slowly to C., 9 ml. water were separated and the acid number dro ed to below 1. After sucking o f over ki sel- The substances ac'cdrding -tonheiriventieneah'be'worltedd #After cold stirring one; adds at 32 C. 0.17 g. of per-- separately or in mixture into all the conventionally 118861 fiini;-the cream is-rolled 'oncef I I cosmetic preparations forsunscree additiom those compounds ca nbeused which possesssimilar good SHIP een otion s'cre'ening properties and' skin afl'inity in which-the group 5 :7.0.0=:g.'ofiabsolute-alcohol;

R const'iti'tt'es the cros's'i'ng-prodi'kcts that-"are-obtained- By: 5.0 g. of isopropylmyristate (polydiol 600) and pounds according to the invention. I

-"'perfum'e 'a's-desired'are dissolved-under slight heating.

It is also possible, -'eig:rbyhdditionofiiiitible hint-mentbases; at" -ri1ake greasing and 'mon-greasin'gscreams -=or to Y r 1 prepare by. mixing with solyents likeethanol;possibly-un n' p y 'r' d'er addition- 015 emulsifiers; :liquid slins'creening i-ipre'parab 1 8 a N na y 'N" -p y tions' that ean be applied inae'ros'ol form-"Thegel-forim'efy-tl iitg piopert'ies of -the"'compounds'-can be similarlyutilized; M-sro y myristate In'general;concentrations-0E3.SFS.5%;relative fo-theiotal '15 of P l weight 'of'the 'elfect'ive sub'stances, are sufficientfor.a good- 0 ed -q ty o c light protection. Z1." 1).? m 1%4- of 3 5 1? ethanol The following recipes will show possibilities of applica- P as deslred- {ion way of example; g. Of fuel gas 1. Sunscreen gel: 7. Sunscreen Cream:

4 g. of N-1-naphthyl-N'-pphenylene-carbo-2-octyldo- In 01 of fii il decyl-oxy-urea are at 80 C. dissolved in a mixture of: 5 0 f beeswax d 88 of mineral Oil Eflglel' at 2.5 g. of W/O emulsifier are at 80 C.

At approximately C. perfume is added as described. At room temperature geling sets in; the gel iilhich ispb- Pi equal P and n-decanol, dlssolvedi tainedt-remains"stable even in the incub or at temperai Nl'naphthylN 'p'phenylene'carbo 2 X y a --decyl-ox-y-urea,

. -N-1 x aphthyl-N'rp phenylene-carbo 2 octyldo- 4.0 g. of a mixture of the following naphthyl ureas --whieh-are=obtained when, at -the-dimerization of the alcohols rto theradical R, one starts from a mixture 2. Sunscreen gel effective in the long-wave UL rangei' decyboxymrea,

3 of N'linaphthyl'Ni'p'phenylene'carbo'zoctyldo' I N 1-naPhthY1N'-P'Phenylene carbo 2 octyldecyl-oxy-urea and .1; .1 35 decyl-oxy-urea and i Q 3 of N :n rN'* ?F 14- -N-l-naphthyl-N psphenylenewarbo 2 hexyldodecyl-oxy-urea are dissolved'at80" C. in a mixture of: a bx (mixed melting 2 C) 86 g. mineral oil'(3 Engl'er at C.); and 4 g. of isopropyl myristate; and 4 g. of 2 ;octyl-do decanol. q; n

a approximately 40?: perfume is added as desired.

At 80 C.- there areturtherdissolved 8.3 g. of sorbite in $0.0 g of water and. with stirring these two phases l adde d together. After cold stirring, 0.2 g. of perfume is lation sets in again at" room temperature; the resiilfadded??? the cream fii g 'ing el stayssta ble. I I if what ls'i'claimeqi 1S: r 4

, 0.5 g. of lfl-lmaphthy Nf-p-phenylene-carbo-2-octyldodecyloxy-urea, approximately 0.5 g. of perfume (oil-solhble)'and" Fr 1 I 99 of mineral Oil e e-a drtoseth a un i NH CO-NH-P h-COOR" a homogenous solution has forrned H A A .After cooling to room temperature, .a gel is obtained which on rubbing onto the-skin disperses. "3.1: wherein P11" is anortho"; nieta-, or para-combined phenylof P a eue ring; and R is a member selected from the group conof Steam: 3 sistiri gBf i'sboctyl-,'isononyl-, butoxy'ethylenyl and abetaof emulsifier position branched alkyl group having 8-28 carbon atoms. 5. 5 of N-l naphthyl-Nf-nyphenylene-carbqZ-decyltetrag "decyl'oxy-u'rea References Cited 10.0 g. of'vaseline 60.

I $0 g of isopmpyl myristgte and? UNITED STATES PATENTS 9.

5 g. of polyethylene glycol otithe aveir tge MG 1550 7 5429272 Thiele 260-471 R '(p lycliol 5'50) LOR.R. AINE.A. MEINBERGER, Pnmary Exarnlner are o e at 0 l t hih s afi are P t --L A. Assistant Examiner 41.0 g. ofwater and 

